hurricane harvey
10 intriguing, controversial, regretful figures of World Series
LOS ANGELES — Here at The Post, where New York bias is a way of life, our annual “10 Most Intriguing People of the World Series” column for a Yankees-Dodgers...
Jay Z's Tidal X: Brooklyn concert raises $3.7M for disaster relief
To date Tidal has sent four planes carrying more than 500,000 pounds of water, tarp, solar lamps, diapers, food baby wipes, shoes and more to Puerto Rico.
Texas town says: You want flood aid? Forget the First Amendment
A Texas town is offering residents relief grants for damage sustained by Hurricane Harvey -- but applicants must first promise not to boycott Israel. A website for the city of...
Texas inmates pool $53K to donate for Harvey relief
They might be convicted criminals, but when it came to the heartbreaking devastation left by Hurricane Harvey this summer, they became heroes of sorts. Inmates in Texas’ criminal justice system...
AIG could lose $3.1B thanks to recent natural disasters
Insurance giant AIG warned Wall Street on Monday of what could be its largest-ever quarterly catastrophe loss — as much as $3.1 billion following hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico...
Unemployment drop has nothing to do with hurricane season
The US unemployment rate fell sharply in September — to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent in August — but the decline had nothing to do with the hurricanes that battered...
Welcome to the era of monster hurricanes
WASHINGTON — It’s not just this year. The monster Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears to be the...
All 5 living ex-presidents to attend a hurricane relief concert
WASHINGTON — All five living former U.S. presidents will attend a hurricane relief concert at Texas A&M University later this month. That's according to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library...
Hurricanes set to wreak havoc on September jobs report
Hurricanes also do major damage to economic statistics. It just takes a little longer for the wreckage to appear. On Friday, the Labor Department will announce the number of jobs...
Trump's approval rating on disasters split along partisan lines
Nearly half of Americans approve of how President Trump handled hurricane relief in Texas and Florida, but give him lower marks for his administration's response in Puerto Rico, a new...
Beyoncé drops surprise single for hurricane relief
In an English verse on J. Balvin and Willy Williams' "Mi Gente," Beyoncé sings, "lift up your people, from Texas Puerto Rico, dem islands to Mexico."
Tommy Chong puts golf cart up for auction for Harvey relief
The raffle’s being run by Angel’s Garage, which added metallic paint and colored lights.
Deshaun Watson donates first game check to Harvey victims
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has made a strong impression on the field early in his rookie season. But Watson may have made his best pass this week, when he...
77-year-old Harvey victim dies from flesh-eating bacteria
A 77-year-old Houston woman who broke and cut her arm when she fell into floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey has died from flesh-eating bacteria. Nancy Reed died Sept. 15 of necrotizing...
Gas price gouging continues long after the storm
The gasoline price gouging continues. Right before Hurricane Harvey disrupted oil refineries in Texas, the average price of gasoline in the US was $2.38 a gallon. Then it surged to...
Real estate investors look to cash in on Harvey-ravaged Houston
Some real estate executives in Texas are hoping to get rich quick with homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey. Longtime investor Ray Sasser detailed the strategy at a real estate conference...
Here's what will happen to the 500K cars flooded by Harvey
Open the car door and the stench is enough to knock you off your feet. Mold has started to bloom on the doors and there is still water in the...
Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley have Kiss reunion for charity
The event was a hurricane relief benefit that Simmons helped organize for the Minnesota-based charity Matter.ngo.
Barbra Streisand would only be photographed from 'good side' at Harvey telethon
Streisand is famous for insisting on being shot from the left.
Navy vet says she lost Harvey church food pantry job for being Jewish
A gay Jewish veteran working at a Texas church food pantry in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey says she was cast out because of her faith, according to a report....